Comparison

Viskey vs Typewise Custom Keyboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Viskey

This keyboard app offers a large text preview and adjustable font sizes, making it easier to read and type without reading glasses. It includes features like spell check, auto-correction, and cursor keys for precise text editing.

Highlights
  • Large text preview
  • Adjustable font sizes
  • Cursor keys for text editing
  • Spell check and auto-correction
  • System shortcuts
  • Multiple language layouts
  • Optional audio feedback
Features
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Viskey is the Visible Keyboard With large text preview and high contrast, Viskey lets you leave your reading glasses in your pocket. Viskey is an easy-to-use, accessible keyboard designed for users who need clarity without sacrificing modern features. We have rebuilt many core components to ensure even higher quality control and a smoother typing experience. What's New: - Direct Manipulation: You can now interact directly with the preview area for more intuitive adjustments. - Enhanced Zoom: Use a two-finger tap to quickly zoom in and out of the text preview. - High-Quality Dictation: Experience a highly accurate voice-to-text support. - Refined Auto-Correction: Our auto-correction engine has been fine-tuned for better accuracy and fewer interruptions. Features: - Dynamic Text Preview: Large-type preview with direct manipulation and two-finger zoom capability. - Smart Navigation: Cursor keys, tap to move by character, hold space and tap to move by word. - Advanced Writing Tools: Precision Spell Check, improved Auto-Correction (adds corrected words to user dictionary), and Auto-Capitalization. - Customizable Experience: Configurable black on white themes, optional key popups with large fonts, and a personalized User Dictionary. - System Shortcuts & Audio Feedback: Fully compatible with System Shortcuts and VoiceOver. Viskey can even be configured to be self-voicing, announcing letters and/or words as they are entered. - Works well with iPads with really big visible keys. Supported Layouts & Languages: Seamlessly switch between English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Turkish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Italian, and Dutch. Layout changes happen on the fly with automatic switching of spell-check language support. Subscription & Access: Enjoy Viskey’s premium features through our monthly or annual subscription. Looking for a permanent solution? A one-time lifetime purchase is also available! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mpaja.com/viskey/en/privacy.html

About

Typewise Custom Keyboard

This keyboard app is designed for smartphones, featuring a unique hexagonal layout for larger keys and fewer typos. It offers AI-powered editing tools, intuitive gestures, and robust privacy features, ensuring your typing data stays on your device.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal layout for larger keys
  • AI-powered text editing (translate, proofread, adjust tone)
  • Intuitive swipe gestures for editing
  • Smart autocorrect that learns user habits
  • 100% privacy, no cloud data transmission
  • Support for 40+ languages simultaneously
Features
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FOUR times fewer typos and 100% privacy with the first keyboard made for your iPhone. Featured on: TechCrunch, Wired, Houston Chronicle, Esquire, Evening Standard, Tech Radar, Mac Observer, App Advice DID YOU KNOW? Current keyboards are based on the 140-year-old mechanical typewriter layout. Typewise is different. It’s the first keyboard that is specifically designed for smartphones. It’s revolutionary yet easy to use, and after a couple of messages you’ll love it. 4X FEWER TYPOS A recent study with 37,000 participants showed that on current keyboards 1 out of 5 words contains typos. With Typewise you finally get rid of these ARRGGHH-moments. Thanks to the hexagon layout, keys are 70% larger and much easier to hit. It helps you to make four times fewer typos. AI POWERED KEYBOARD All your editing needs are now met in one keyboard. It features the ability to translate, proofread, adjust tonality, shorten, extend and create inclusive language with just one click. INTUITIVE GESTURES Swipe up to capitalize a letter, swipe left to delete or swipe right to restore. It's as simple as that. SMART AUTOCORRECT Stop getting annoyed by wrong autocorrections or senseless predictions. Typewise learns what you type and helps you write that perfect sentence. 100% PRIVACY What you write is personal. That's why the keyboard does NOT require “full access” and none of your typing data is transmitted to the cloud. To improve tutorial, game and settings in the app, we rely on basic and anonymous usage tracking, which can be turned off completely using the offline mode feature. The keyboard itself is not tracked at all. https://typewise.app/privacy-policy-app/ SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGES Having to switch between different languages is cumbersome. With Typewise you can write in all your languages at once. Choose from 40+ languages and type in the accents you really need. Typewise supports: - English (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada) - Afrikaans - Albanian - Basque - Breton - Catalan - Croatian - Czech - Danish - Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands) - Estonian - Filipino - Finnish - French (France, Canada, Switzerland) - Galician - German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) - Hinglish - Hungarian - Icelandic - Indonesian - Irish - Italian - Latvian - Lithuanian - Malaysian - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) - Romanian - Serbian - Slovak - Slovene - Spanish - Swedish - Swiss German - Turkish GET MORE WITH TYPEWISE PRO - Type in multiple languages without switching - Get personalized word suggestions - Additional 16 awesome themes - Create your own text replacements - Turn on key vibration - Turn on tablet mode - Change swiping behavior - Change space button sensitivity - Automatically go back to letters after a space - Flick down to undo auto corrections Typewise PRO is a service that costs $1.99 per month or $9.49 per year (prices vary by region). Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and auto-renews at the same price unless disabled in iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription can be managed in your iTunes Account Settings. Review our terms of use: https://typewise.app/terms-of-use-ios/ SUPPORTED DEVICES Typewise is optimized for iPhones with iOS 13 or later.

Screenshots

Viskey3 screens
Typewise Custom Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Typewise Custom Keyboard at 43% against Viskey's 20%. Typewise Custom Keyboard also leads on iOS requirement (16 vs 26.0). Viskey's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Viskey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Typewise Custom Keyboard sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Viskey ships an update every 3 weeks, Typewise Custom Keyboard every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Viskey versus Typewise Custom Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViskeyTypewise Custom Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (856 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews42.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—856 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size326 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMPajaTypewise AG

Customer experience

Viskey

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Typewise Custom Keyboard

All ratings846 ratings
Positive65.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews559 reviews
Positive42.6%
Neutral20.0%
Negative37.4%

Bugs and requests

Viskey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Typewise Custom Keyboard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard disappearing or not showing up in apps
  • Cursor control and backspace issues
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
  • Incorrect capitalization and punctuation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Swipe-to-type functionality
  • Customizable key layouts
  • Improved autocorrect and word suggestions
  • Support for more languages and scripts

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Viskey

One-time1
  • Viskey One Year Subscription$2.99
12 purchases

Typewise Custom Keyboard

Subscriptions10
  • Typewise PRO (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Typewise PRO (Annual)7 Days trial$3.991 Year
  • Typewise PRO (Annual)7 Days trial$6.991 Year
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  • Typewise PRO (Annual)7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Typewise PRO (Annual)7 Days trial5 variants$9.491 Year
  • Typewise PRO (Annual)1 Month trial$9.491 Year
  • Typewise PRO (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Typewise PRO (Annual)1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Typewise PRO (Annual)7 Days trial$10.991 Year
  • Typewise PRO (Annual)7 Days trial$12.491 Year
One-time2
  • Typewise PRO (Lifetime)$10.99
  • Typewise PRO (Lifetime)$24.99

Questions

Is Viskey free?
Viskey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Typewise Custom Keyboard free?
Typewise Custom Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Viskey or Typewise Custom Keyboard have ads?
Neither Viskey nor Typewise Custom Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Viskey or Typewise Custom Keyboard?
Viskey ships an update every 3 weeks, and Typewise Custom Keyboard every 2 months. Most recently, Viskey was updated on October 24, 2026 and Typewise Custom Keyboard on October 24, 2026.

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